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Good times are ahead with Shinichiro Watanabe at the helm. The director of the critically-acclaimed Cowboy Bebop returns with a series that is the antithesis of that musically-infused sci-fi noir action drama. Space Dandy is raucous and nonsensical, nonlinear and absurd, unhesitatingly breaking the…

What is there to be said about Cowboy Bebop that hasn’t already been shouted from the rooftops? I started several different versions of this review and found it difficult to encapsulate the greatness of this cultural phenomenon in approximately 500…

Unbeknownst to its native inhabitants, Earth is frequently visited and even shared by members of various alien species. High school baseball player Yukitaka Tsutsui is no exception to humanity’s ignorance—until the day he arrives at his new apartment only to…

Bubblegum Crash is a three-part continuation of the eight-episode series Bubblegum Crisis. Both series are distributed by AnimEigo. In the year 2034, humans are becoming accustomed to the use of Boomers, androids with various abilities and functions that assist with human tasks.…

Modern technology is amazing. When comically large, brick-like cell phones were released in 1984, who could have imagined that over the course of the next thirty years, they would become so convenient that they would change the way we communicate? Apple’s development of…

Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing follows the adventures of a young girl, Fam Fan Fan, who was adopted as an infant by a band of sky pirates. Raised as a part of the family, Fam now pilots a “vanship” with…

On December 25th, 2029, the Apocalypse Virus was unleashed on Japan, killing many of its citizens on a day known as “The Lost Christmas.” It was stopped by the organization GHQ at the cost of Japan’s independence. Ten years later, Shu…

Technology has allowed human civilization to accomplish so much. Extensive worldwide networks allow one person to log on and communicate with another on the opposite side of the planet in real time. Continuous development of graphics cards, processors, and memory…

On the surface, Martian Successor Nadesico seems like anime that everyone has seen before. Yes, you have the Lone Earth Ship going against the Alien Invaders, with Hot Shot Pilots making war with their Impressive Mecha (capitalization all mine). But…

I never expected to make this sort of comparison, but Dirty Pair: Flash is very much like the Star Trek reboot from J. J. Abrams. Dirty Pair: Flash exists in a parallel universe in which the two main characters, originally…

After blasting their way through a television series and OVAs, the Dirty Pair take their brand of goofy carnage to unexplored territory: the hour-long feature. As the title suggests, the latest Dirty Pair DVD release is a collection of three…

In my review of Steins;Gate, part 1, I started out with the series’ tagline: “The microwave is a time machine.” It seems only appropriate to tell you the tagline for part 2: “The microwave is a time machine and the…

Tenchi Universe is a self contained entry in the large Tenchi Muyo media empire that spans several OVA specials, movies, and a number of episodic retellings. Universe presents the life of a young man who lives alone with his architect…

If you’re a manga and/or anime fan at all, you’ve at least heard of Fullmetal Alchemist (FMA), the popular manga series by Hiromu Arakawa. One unusual thing about FMA Brotherhood is that it is the second anime series to be…

This anime has what may be my favorite tag line ever. Are you ready for it? Okay, here it is: “The microwave is a time machine.” Grabs you, doesn’t it? Honestly, the entire plot summary from the DVD is awesome,…

In the anime Fractale, the Fractale system runs the world. It makes life easier, with advanced medical care and by allowing people to travel anywhere by means of a “doppel” which lets you essentially have virtual net avatar in real…

Eleven-year-old twins Thor and Rai Klein’s carefree days spent dreaming about humanity’s long-deserted and distant home of Earth are shattered by their parents’ sudden deaths at the hands of Federation soldiers. Before the boys can process what’s happened, they’re whisked…

Story- Yoga Kimimaro is a college student who works two part time jobs and wants to get enough money to live a modest lifestyle for himself, his future wife, and future children. His father committed suicide, leaving Kimimaro and his…

When high school student Kenji Koiso said yes to doing a favor for his cute friend Natsuki Shinohara he really didn’t know what he was getting into. Kenji is a math whiz who is a part time moderator for OZ…

What do Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gundam, Robotech, and Big O have in common? They share the love and fascination over giant, mechanized robots. I mean, who doesn’t get a kick out of watching two hulking machines battle it out while…